Theoretical Evaluation of Estimation Methods for Data-Oriented Parsing

We analyze estimation methods for DataOriented Parsing, as well as the theoretical criteria used to evaluate them. We show that all current estimation methods are inconsistent in the "weight-distribution test", and argue that these results force us to rethink both the methods proposed and the criteria used.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: EACL
• Authors: Willem H. Zuidema
• Keywords: Current Estimation Methods, EACL 2006, Estimation Methods, Natural Language Processing, Theoretical Criteria